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I want to INVESTIGATE THE FAMILIES OF PD VICTIMS--both the impact on them and their role as a support. It would help if I had the address of as many support groups as possible so that I can ask their help in distributing the questionnaires I will use. If any of you have access to a number of PD families and would consider distributing questionnaires to them, send me your E-mail address or mailing address. Please SEND RESPONSES DIRECTLY TO MY E-MAIL ADDRESS below so that everyone on the Network doesn't have to read all of them. My area of professional interest has been the role of family in healing from crises and traumatic events. I have had PD for a little over 4 years. Also, since I speak and teach often in front of classes, professional associations and groups, I try to make them (and thus myself) more comfortable about my tremors by making jokes about shaking. If any of you have used jokes in this way, or know those who have, I would like very much to "hear" your jokes. I hope we can get to the place where no one with PD ever feels that they have to "hide" their tremors or other symptoms as if something were embarassing or shameful about those symptoms. Ron Crawford, Ed.D., NCC, LPC, LMFT, Clinical Member AAMFT Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling & Guidance East Texas State University, Commerce, TX 75429 Phone: 903/886-5640; Fax: 903/886-5780 E-Mail: [log in to unmask]